Gwynedd has 3 independent coffee roasters with distinct stories. Coffi Dre is a specialty roaster in Caernarfon operating as a bilingual Welsh and English business, started in 2021 as a coffee trailer venture by three friends. Ffa Da, which translates from Welsh as "Good Beans," is based in Llandanwg on the Cambrian coast and was founded in 2019 by a former science teacher experimenting at home. Poblado Coffi roasts from the old quarrymen's barracks in Nantlle, a small village in the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park; the founders spent time in Medellín in 2003, which started their interest in coffee.
All three Gwynedd roasters are open to visitors at their respective sites. Caernarfon (Coffi Dre), Llandanwg (Ffa Da) and Nantlle in Eryri (Poblado Coffi) cluster across North Wales' coast and mountains for a longer weekend route.
Three roasters that illustrate the breadth of the local scene. Selected on editorial criteria, not commercial relationship. See our editorial standards for how we choose.
Poblado Coffi roasts in the old quarrymen's barracks in Nantlle, a small village in the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park ...
Roasts in the old quarrymen's barracks at Nantlle.
Coffi Dre is a bilingual Welsh and English speciality coffee roaster based in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. Coffees are roasted l...
Bilingual roaster naming coffees after Caernarfon landmarks.
Ffa Da, Welsh for Good Beans, is a small batch speciality roastery on the Cambrian coast in Llandanwg, Harlech, Snowdoni...
Founded by a science teacher on the Cambrian coast.
Coffi Dre is a bilingual Welsh and English speciality coffee roaster based in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. Coffees are roasted l...
Ffa Da, Welsh for Good Beans, is a small batch speciality roastery on the Cambrian coast in Llandanwg, Harlech, Snowdoni...
Poblado Coffi roasts in the old quarrymen's barracks in Nantlle, a small village in the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park ...
From our own records, updated as the directory changes.
We list 3 active coffee roasters in Gwynedd. Of those, 3 have a cafe you can visit, 3 sell direct from their own site and 2 run a subscription.
Coffi Dre, Ffa Da and Poblado Coffi have a cafe or shop you can visit in Gwynedd.
All 3 roasters we list in Gwynedd offer a decaf: Coffi Dre, Ffa Da and Poblado Coffi. Where we hold the method, Coffi Dre uses the Mountain Water process. Poblado Coffi uses the Swiss Water process.
Ffa Da, roasting since 2019. We hold a founding date for 1 of the 3 roasters here.
Coffi Dre and Poblado Coffi run a coffee subscription. All 3 roasters in Gwynedd sell direct from their own site.